Aside from his cautious response to a question regarding racial politics, Steele was reluctant to own up and apologize for the RNC’s reckless spending highlighted last week by the Daily Caller
“The reality of it is, when I first heard about this behavior going on, I was very angry, and we dealt with it. We got to the bottom of it,” Steele said shortly on Good Morning America.
But what about all the money spent on lavish hotels and airfare?
According to Steele, its just all part of his new street smart program: “My view on politics is much more grassroots oriented, it’s not old boy network oriented, so I tend to, you know, come at it a little bit stronger, a little bit more street-wise, if you will. That’s rubbed some feathers the wrong way,” Steele told “GMA’s” George Stephanopoulos.
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